Child&#39;s chair for automobile



Sept. 25, 1956 D. BERLIN 2,764,222

CHILD'S CHAIR FOR AUTOMOBILE Filed Aug. 6, 1952 INVENTOR [lennis Berlln.

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United States Patent CIHLDS CHAIR FOR AUTOMOBILE Dennis Berlin,Philadelphia, Pa.

Application August 6, 1952, Serial No. 302,906

1 Claim. (Cl. 155-11) My invention relates to a childs chair for use inan automobile.

Heretofore, childrens chairs for automobiles have been made but noprovision has been made for adjusting the angle of tilt for the chair asthe baby grows older.

It is, therefore, an object of my invention to provide a childs chairfor automobiles whereby the seat may be adjusted for the leg position ofthe child.

Another object of my invention is to provide a childs chair forautomobiles in which the childs chair is firmly secured in position onthe top of the backrest as well as between the seat and the backrest.

Another object of my invention is to provide a childs chair attachmentwhereby the chair may be collapsed.

Other objects of my invention are to provide an improved device of thecharacter described, that is easily and economically produced, which issturdy in construction, and which is highly efficient in operation.

With the above and related objects in view, my invention consists in thedetails of construction and combination of parts, as will be more fullyunderstood from the following description, when read in conjunction withthe accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a front view of a childs chair for automobiles embodying myinvention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of Fig. 1 as taken along the lines 22of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a top view of the chair.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary view of the hinge connection for thesupport.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line 5-5.

of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a view taken along the line 6-6 of Fig. 4.

Referring now in greater detail to my invention wherein similarreference characters refer to similar parts, I show a seat which isadapted to be placed upon the top of the backrest of an automobilewherein the weight of the child will prevent the holding hooks frombeing jostled loose. The hooks A1, A2 may be encased in plastic or asuitable nonmarring member and the hooks are part of the frame 10, 12and 14 which is bent at the center 12 to form a connecting link betweenthe two side members and 14. The ends of the side members are bent intoa hook shape. Pivotally connected to the side arms 10 and 14 is aU-shaped seat supporting frame, generally designated as B, whose arm 16is connected with the leg 10 of member A and whose leg 20 is connectedto the leg 14. The center portion 18 joining legs 16 and 20 serves as arest for the stomach of the child. A seat, generally designated as S, issuitably attached to the supporting frame member B. In order to keep theseat supported in an upright position, I have two side supports, onebeing generally designated as C and the other as D, pivoted together at22. The other end of the member C is pivoted at 24 to the leg 16 of theframe member B adjacent the connecting bight 18. The other end of theside support member D has a bolt and wing nut thereon by virtue of whichthe side support D is held at 24 to the side frame A1. An offset 26serves to limit the backward or downward swing of the lower arm C. Asecond opening 28 in the side arm serves to provide an adjustablearrangement whereby the side support D and the side support member C maybe lowered in order to lower the forward portion of the seat in order totake care of very small children. As the child grows, the seat can beelevated by moving it from the opening 28 to the upper opening as shownin Fig. 2.

It is to be noted that the construction of the seat enables it to becollapsed. Furthermore, the hooks of Al and A2 clamp upon the top of thebackrest whereas the joining portion 12 rests between the backrest andthe back of the seat.

Although my invention has been described in considerable detail, suchdescription is intended as being illustrative rather than limiting,since the invention may be variously embodied, and the scope of theinvention is to be determined as claimed.

I claim as my invention:

A foldable childs chair for an automobile comprising a verticallyextending U-shaped base frame having vertical legs, a hook at each frontend of said frame and being adapted to overlie the backrest of anautomobile, a second U-shaped member having its ends pivotally connectedto an intermediate portion of said vertically extending U- shaped frame,a seat suspended upon said second U- shaped member, a pair of sidesupports pivotally connected together, the free end of one support beingpivotally connected to said second U-shaped member and the other of saidside supports being pivotally connected to the vertical leg of said baseframe, and one of said side supports having a projection thereon whichis adapted to engage said vertically extending leg of said base frame tolimit the backward or downward swing of the said supports, and the saidsecond U-shaped member being adapted to be folded against said firstmentioned base frame.

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